ServiceNow Acquires Armis In $7.75 Billion Deal To Strengthen AI-Powered Security Platform

• The acquisition will broaden ServiceNow’s security offerings and enhance its automated vulnerability response capabilities.
• Armis brings agentless visibility across enterprise assets, including IT, OT, IoT, medical, and industrial devices.
• ServiceNow expects the deal to close in the second half of 2026.

ServiceNow Inc. (NOW) announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Armis for $7.75 billion in cash to expand its cybersecurity reach.  

The deal will bring Armis’ expertise in cyber exposure management and security under ServiceNow’s AI-driven platform, aiming to provide businesses with a unified security solution.

Strategic Importance

The acquisition will broaden ServiceNow’s security offerings and enhance its automated vulnerability response capabilities. The move is intended to help organizations strengthen their defenses as AI adoption grows.

ServiceNow stock inched 0.1% lower in Tuesday’s premarket. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around the stock remained in ‘bullish’ territory while message volume changed to ‘high’ from ‘extremely high’ levels in 24 hours. 

Armis brings agentless visibility across enterprise assets, including IT, OT, IoT, medical, and industrial devices that traditional security tools often overlook. Integrated with ServiceNow’s AI Platform and business-context CMDB, this combination will enable companies to respond quickly to AI-powered threats, automate remediation, and reduce overall risk.

Increased AI Use 

With cybersecurity becoming a top priority for executives, global spending on information security is expected to reach $240 billion by 2026, driven by rising threats and the increased use of AI.

The deal is projected to expand ServiceNow’s security and risk market by over threefold and speed up its progress toward fully automated cybersecurity.

“In the agentic AI era, intelligent trust and governance that span any cloud, any asset, any AI system, and any device are non-negotiable if companies want to scale AI for the long-term.”

-Amit Zavery, President, COO, and CPO, ServiceNow

The acquisition, valued at $7.75 billion, will be funded through a mix of cash and debt. ServiceNow expects the deal to close in the second half of 2026.

NOW stock has lost 27% year-to-date.

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